diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsdeviceintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsdeviceintegration.cpp
index a2e1ac38323..69a5f67ea96 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsdeviceintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsdeviceintegration.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "qeglfsdeviceintegration.h"
+#include "qeglfsintegration.h"
 #include <QtPlatformSupport/private/qeglconvenience_p.h>
 #include <QtPlatformSupport/private/qeglplatformcursor_p.h>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
@@ -185,8 +187,11 @@ void QEGLDeviceIntegration::screenInit()
 
 void QEGLDeviceIntegration::screenDestroy()
 {
-    while (!qApp->screens().isEmpty())
-        delete qApp->screens().last()->handle();
+    QGuiApplication *app = qGuiApp;
+    QEglFSIntegration *platformIntegration = static_cast<QEglFSIntegration *>(
+        QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration());
+    while (!app->screens().isEmpty())
+        platformIntegration->removeScreen(app->screens().last()->handle());
 }
 
 QSizeF QEGLDeviceIntegration::physicalScreenSize() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
index 8cb23f2c09b..80a029c27ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ void QEglFSIntegration::addScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen)
     screenAdded(screen);
 }
 
+void QEglFSIntegration::removeScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen)
+{
+    destroyScreen(screen);
+}
+
 void QEglFSIntegration::initialize()
 {
     qt_egl_device_integration()->platformInit();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.h
index b75dc240bbb..2074d80e564 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     QEglFSIntegration();
 
     void addScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen);
+    void removeScreen(QPlatformScreen *screen);
 
     void initialize() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void destroy() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;